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Should a city pay its debts with works of art?
Late last month, the Detroit Free Press ran a major article on a problem that seems unthinkable: the likelihood of the precious artworks in th…
"I've spent my formative years at 'Saturday Night Live' doing 'Weekend Update' while sitting behind a desk," said Seth Meyers in a recent interview. "But in my new job, I think there might b…
Ever since the first national TV broadcast in 1967 of the Tony Awards, then its 21st year, a delicate dance has been tapped out between the handing out of trophies for artistic theatrical wo…
It's signed, sealed and soon to be delivered: "Motown the Musical" is to kick off its first national tour in Chicago next spring, with a 12-week engagement at the Oriental Theatre, 24 W. Ran…
THEATER REVIEW: 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' by BoHo Theatre ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' by BoHo Theatre ★★½ ... The tragic drama of Luis Albe…
THEATER REVIEW: 'The Second City Guide to the Opera' at the Lyric ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: 'The Second City Guide to the Opera' at the Lyric ★★★ ... No Second…
The Circle Theatre production of " When the Rain Stops Falling, " a prismatic drama by Andrew Bovell set in Australia, and " Smokey Joe's Cafe, " a rocking musical revue of the songs of Jerr…
The Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company's experimental production of "The Glass Menagerie" is one of the great Chicago storefront re-interpretations of a classic, really just as unstinting, innovat…
THEATER REVIEW: 'The Liar' at Writers' Theatre in Glencoe ★★★
An extraterrestrial visitor to the theater of Chicagoland this year might well conclude that the good people …
If you were to inventory the cultural assets of Evanston, you'd start with Northwestern University and then, very quickly, would get to the Piven Theatre Workshop. There is the famous, and f…
Increased self-expression, sensuality bring more contemporary feel to this summer's show
So here's an indication of how far China has come: The last motorcycle rider in the Globe of Death i…
The Northlight Theatre's production of Bruce Graham's "Stella & Lou" is headed to the Galway Arts Festival in Ireland this summer, Northlight said on Wednesday. But Rhea Perlman, who i…
Theater review: 'Homecoming 1972' at Chicago Dramatists ★ ★ ½
"Homecoming 1972," premiering at Chicago Dramatists looks at the problems of returning from Vietnam, albeit thro…
Back in 1999—a gut-wrenching 14 years ago—a theater just north of Wrigley Field was filled on weekend nights with the nervous laughter of people on dates. Entitled "Pick-Ups and …
Back in 1999 — a gut-wrenching 14 years ago — a theater just north of Wrigley Field was filled on weekend nights with the nervous laughter of people on dates. "Pick-Ups and Hiccu…
THEATER REVIEW: 'Reverb' at Redtwist Theatre ★★★½
THEATER REVIEW: 'Reverb' at Redtwist Theatre ★★★½ ... Jonathan Berry's blistering production of "…
Here are 10 of what might well turn out of be the hottest shows of an essential Chicago summer. And after the kind of springs we get, aren't they all essential?
Theo Ubique Theatre, the small Chicago company known for its intimate productions of musicals, will stage Stephen Sondheim's "Passion" as part of its 2013-14 season, the Rogers Park company …
First Folio Theatre, the classically-oriented Equity theater in residence at the Mayslake Estate in Oak Brook, has announced its 2013-14 season.
THEATER REVIEW: 'The Electric Baby' at Rivendell Theatre ★★
THEATER REVIEW: 'The Electric Baby' at Rivendell Theatre ★★ ... Stefanie Zadravec's "The Electric Baby" i…
THEATER REVIEW: 'In the Company of Men' at Profiles Theatre ★★★½
THEATER REVIEW: 'In the Company of Men' at Profiles Theatre ★★★½ ... Say what you …
Either way, Court production lacks truth, consistency ★ ★
THEATER REVIEW: There is so much going on inside Charles Newell's eye-popping production in "The Misanthrope" ¿ a wi…
THEATER REVIEW: 'Ganesh Versus the Third Reich' by Back to Back Theatre at the MCA Stage ★★★★
THEATER REVIEW: 'Ganesh Versus the Third Reich' by Back to Back Theatre…
"The Book of Mormon" will play its last Chicago performance Oct. 6, the show's producers officially announced on Thursday, confirming a fall departure that long had been evident. …
 TBS Just for Laughs Chicago said Thursday that it plans to stage most of its smaller shows for its June 11-16 comedy festival at one venue: Stage 773 at 1225 W. Belmont Ave. on the N…
